She Is...A Comedienne

She Is
Written By Carol McLeod
Thank you Debbie for "clowning around" with us!

Thank you Debbie for "clowning around" with us!

A mom is a comedienne because she is the primary source of happiness in a child’s life.  The resounding call of your days is to stir up joyful moments and then to splash liberally in those experiences with your children.  Teach children of every age that it really is more fun to serve the Lord rather than to be in bondage to the lies of the culture!

Celebrate every day that you have with your children as a rare and precious gift that is worth more than corporate promotions, stocks and bonuses and career prestige. 

Sing silly and sweet songs with your children because you can never have too much music in your home!

Tell jokes to your children … why not treat them to “The Joke of the Day!” at the dinner table every evening?!  Teach your children that life is more abundant when there is something to be happy and laugh about!

You know … school is hard and kids are mean … life isn’t always fair … but moms can always deliver the rich gift of genuine joy!

Make cookies with your children on an ordinary afternoon … play with play dough and don’t get frustrated because they have made a mess … let your children use glitter often!

Play dress-up with your children and travel to far-away and make believe places together.  Make green mashed potatoes on St. Patrick’s Day and serve hamburgers for breakfast and pancakes for supper on April Fool’s Day.

Teach your children to celebrate … to laugh … and to sing!  Make sure that they believe that their home is the best place in the entire world simply because you are the mom at their house.

One of my goals as a mother was to ensure that my home was the happiest home on the street.  I definitely wasn’t the coolest mom … or the youngest mom … or the skinniest mom … or the richest mom … but my home was a place of unreserved joy, laughter and music!

I can tell you right now … I don’t wish that I had spanked more … but I do wish that we had laughed more!

She is … a joy-filled comedienne!

Proverbs 17:22 - A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

Proverbs 17:22 - A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

A few of our readers sent in their funny "Caught in the Act" moments!  Take a look at these pictures...and remember that life is too short to take it too seriously!

2 year old Logan decided to finger paint the bathroom with toothpaste!

2 year old Logan decided to finger paint the bathroom with toothpaste!

2 year old Johnny and his sister had just come from a festival where they saw children having their faces painted.  Johnny's sister decided to join in on the fun...and "painted" her brother's face with permanent marker.

2 year old Johnny and his sister had just come from a festival where they saw children having their faces painted.  Johnny's sister decided to join in on the fun...and "painted" her brother's face with permanent marker.

Brynn "enjoying" her first trip to see the Easter bunny...

Brynn "enjoying" her first trip to see the Easter bunny...

3 year old Jaiden decided to take matters into her own hands when it came to a new hairstyle.

3 year old Jaiden decided to take matters into her own hands when it came to a new hairstyle.


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Carol McLeod
Carol says, “I am just a girl who is head over heels in love with Jesus ... passionately addicted to His Word ... and find all of the joy that I need in time spent in His presence." Carol is a Christmas-aholic, loves ACC basketball and the beach! Like all menopausal women, she is overly fond of chocolate and enjoys a good read. She doesn't like cleaning her house and is an expert in carry-out dinners. She hates to shop … loves to jog … and somehow finds time in her busy life to hang out with small children. She is the kind of woman that you could laugh with over lunch, cry with over disappointment and shout with over a victory! But … if you need her official bio … read on! Carol is an author and popular speaker at women's conferences and retreats, where she teaches the Word of God with great joy and enthusiasm. She also hosts highly successful Just Joy! outreaches. Carol encourages and empowers women with passionate and practical biblical messages mixed with her own special brand of hope and humor. Carol has written three books, "Holy Estrogen!", "The Rooms of a Woman's Heart" and "Defiant Joy!" which was released by a subsidiary of Thomas Nelson. Her teaching DVD, "The Rooms of a Woman's Heart", won the Telly Award, a prestigious industry award, for excellence in religious programming. Carol has also been featured on YouVersion (the smart phone Bible app) with several devotionals, including: "For the Journey Set Before Him", "Jolt of Joy", and "Joy to YOUR world", " Carol has a daily radio program, "Defiant Joy! Radio" which is available in several national markets including Youngsville PA, Warren PA, Buffalo NY, Roanoke VA, Norfolk VA, and Nashville TN.  A 1977 graduate of Oral Roberts University with a degree in Music and English, Carol has the distinction of being both the first Women's Chaplain and the first woman to speak at the university's Vespers.  Carol currently serves on the ORU Alumni Board as chaplain.  She is married to her college sweetheart and love of her life, Craig, who serves as senior pastor of Life Church, a church near Buffalo, NY.  Craig and Carol have been happily married for nearly 37 years and are the parents of five children and three delightful daughters-in-law. Craig and Carol are thrilled with the joy of being grandparents to five precious grandchildren! Carol has written three books, "Holy Estrogen!", "The Rooms of a Woman's Heart" and "Defiant Joy!" which was released by a subsidiary of Thomas Nelson. Her teaching DVD, "The Rooms of a Woman's Heart", won the Telly Award, a prestigious industry award, for excellence in religious programming. Carol has also been featured on YouVersion (the smart phone Bible app) with several devotionals, including: "For the Journey Set Before Him", "Jolt of Joy", and "Joy to YOUR world", " Carol has a daily radio program, "Defiant Joy! Radio" which is available in several national markets including Youngsville PA, Warren PA, Buffalo NY, Roanoke VA, Norfolk VA, and Nashville TN.  A 1977 graduate of Oral Roberts University with a degree in Music and English, Carol has the distinction of being both the first Women's Chaplain and the first woman to speak at the university's Vespers.  Carol currently serves on the ORU Alumni Board as chaplain.  She is married to her college sweetheart and love of her life, Craig, who serves as senior pastor of Life Church, a church near Buffalo, NY.  Craig and Carol have been happily married for nearly 37 years and are the parents of five children and three delightful daughters-in-law. Craig and Carol are thrilled with the joy of being grandparents to five precious grandchildren!
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